Yamaha RX-Z9 manual Digital Home Theatre Receiver Comparison, Silent Cinema

Digital Home Theatre Receiver Comparison

	RX-Z9	RX-V2500	RX-V1500	RX-V757	RX-V657	RX-V557	RX-V457	RX-V357	RX-SL100
Channels	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	6
RMS Power (8 ohms, 20Hz–20 kHz)	170W x 7 + 50W x 2	130W x 7	120W x 7	100W x 7	95W x 7	90W x 6	85W x 6	100W x 5 (6 ohms)	100W x 6 (Max)
Amp Configuration	Discrete	Discrete	Discrete	Discrete	Discrete	Discrete	Discrete	Power IC	Digital
Digital ToP-ART	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
High Current Amplification	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Accurate Touch Volume Control	■	■	■	■	■
High Dynamic Power	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Linear Damping	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Analogue Mixdown	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Rotary Input Selector	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
High Definition CINEMA DSP	■
Dolby Pro Logic IIx	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
DTS 96/24	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
DTS Neo:6	■	■	■	■	■	■	■		■
192kHz/24-Bit DACs	For all channels	For all channels	For all channels	For all channels	For all channels	For all channels	For all channels	For all channels
Tone Controls	Digital (L/C/R)	Digital (L/C/R/Pr/Sw)	Digital (L/C/R/Pr/Sw)	Digital	Digital	■	■	■
Pure Direct	■	■	■	■	■
Direct Stereo			■			■	■
2-Channel Stereo Mode	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Straight / Effect Switch	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Audio Delay	■ (0–240 ms)	■ (0–240 ms)	■ (0–240 ms)	■ (0–160 ms)	■ (0–160 ms)	■ (0–160 ms)	■ (0–160 ms)
YPAO with Optimiser Microphone	■	■ (with 6 memories)	■	■	■
Set Menu	Auto/Manual	Auto/Manual	Auto/Manual	Auto/Manual	Auto/Manual	Basic/Manual	Basic/Manual	Basic/Manual
Surround Program	39	19	16	14	14	14	14	14	14
THX Processing	Ultra2	Select	Select
i.LINK Digital Audio Interface	■
SILENT CINEMA	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Virtual CINEMA DSP	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Night Listening Enhancer		■	■	■	■	■	■	Night Listening Mode
Selectable Subwoofer Crossover	9-band	9-band	9-band	9-band	9-band	9-band	9-band
Subwoofer Phase Select		■		■	■	■	■
9-Channel Speaker Outputs	■	■	■	■	■
Dialogue Lift	■	■	■	■	■
Multi-Channel External Decoder Input	8ch	8ch	8ch	8ch	8ch	6ch	6ch	6ch
Pre-Main Couplers	2 front and 1 centre
Preout Terminals	6 (2S/2SB/2Pre)	7 (2F/C/2S/2SB)	7 (2F/C/2S/2SB)	7 (2F/C/2S/2SB)	7 (2F/C/2S/2SB)
Subwoofer Out	2 (front/rear)	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
On-Screen Display	■ (with GUI)	■ (with GUI)	■	■	■			■ (with GUI)
Component Video Inputs/Outputs	6/2	3/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Video (S-Video) Inputs	8 (8)	6 (6)	7 (7)	5 (5)	5 (5)	4 (3)	4 (3)	4 (0)
Component Video Up Conversion	Digital, up/down	■	■	■	■	■
Progressive Scan Processing	DCDi
Assignable Power-Amp		■	■	■	■
RS-232C Interface	■	■	■
Zone2 Out	■ (with coaxial)	■ (with S-Video)	■ (audio only)	■ (audio only)	■ (audio only)	■ (audio only)
Zone3 Out		■ (audio only)	■ (audio only)
Zone3 Volume		■	■
Main/Zone2 Direct On/Off Switch		■		■	■	■
+12V Trigger Outputs	■ (x 2)	■ (x 2)	■	■	■	■
IR Ports	■ (x 2)	■ (x 2)	■	■	■	■
Speaker A, B or A+B Selection (via remote)	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	Speaker A/B selection
Digital Inputs (Optical/Coaxial)	12 (8/4*)	8 (5/3)	8 (5/3)	6 (4/2)	6 (4/2)	4 (3/1)	3 (2/1)	3 (2/1)	4 (3/1)
Front Panel Video Aux Terminals	With optical/S-Video	With optical/S-Video	With optical/S-Video	With optical/S-Video	With optical/S-Video	■	■		With optical
Phono Input	■	■	■	■
Sleep Timer	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Remote Control	Direct access	Direct access	Direct access	Learning-capable	Preset	Preset	Preset	Preset	Preset
Front Panel	Aluminium	Aluminium	Aluminium	Aluminium	Aluminium	Aluminium	Plastic	Plastic	Aluminium
Volume Knob	Aluminium	Aluminium	Aluminium	Aluminium	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic
Dynamic Power/Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms)	210/260/340/580 W	165/205/260/340 W	155/195/250/330 W	135/170/200/245 W	130/165/195/240 W	120/155/190/235 W	115/150/185/230 W	–/105/135/165 W
Damping Factor (8 ohms, 20 Hz–20 kHz)	200 (front/centre)	140 (front, speaker A)	140 (front, speaker A)	120 (front, speaker A)	120 (front, speaker A)	120 (front, speaker A)	120 (front, speaker A)
Frequency Response	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	10Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	0Hz–100kHz +0, -3dB	120Hz–50kHz +0, -3 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (20 Hz–20 kHz, CD)	0.005% (85W/8ohms)	0.04% (65W/8ohms)	0.04% (60W/8ohms)	0.06% (50W/8ohms)	0.06% (50W/8ohms)	0.06% (40W/8ohms)	0.06% (40W/8ohms)	0.06% (50W/6ohms)	0.04% (35W/6ohms)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (CD, 250 mV)	100dB	100dB	100dB	100dB	100dB	100dB	100dB	100dB	98dB
Component Video Monitor Out Frequency Response	5Hz–100MHz -3 dB	5 Hz–60 MHz -3 dB	5 Hz–60 MHz -3 dB	5 Hz–60 MHz -3 dB	5 Hz–60 MHz -3 dB	5 Hz–60 MHz -3 dB	5 Hz–60 MHz -3 dB
Dimensions (W x H x D, mm)	435 x 211 x 471	435 x 171 x 434	435 x 171 x 434	435 x 171 x 420	435 x 171 x 420	435 x 171 x 420	435 x 161 x 416	435 x 151 x 315	435 x 55.5 x 330
Weight	30 kg	15.5 kg	15.5 kg	12.5 kg	12.5 kg	11 kg	11 kg	9 kg	6.4 kg

* Including AC-3 (LD): fixed and assignable to coaxial digital input

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